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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 3: military operations in Missouri and Kentucky. (search)
d toward New Madrid, Field of operations against Belmont. and ColonelW. H. L. Wallace, of Illinois, was sent from Cairo to re-enforce him. The movement on Belmont would keep Polk from interfering with Grant's troops in pursuit of Thompson. General Charles F. Smith, a soldier of rare qualities, was. now in command at Paducah. Grant requested him to make. a demonstration toward Columbus, to attract the attention of Polk, and at the same time he sent a force down the Kentucky shore to Ellicott's. Mills, about twelve miles above Columbus. When these deceptive movements were put in operation, Grant went down the Mississippi from Cairo, Nov. 6 1861. with about three thousand troops, mostly Illinois Volunteers, These consisted of a part of General John A. McClernand's Brigade, composed of the Twenty-seventh, Thirtieth, and Thirty-first Illinois, commanded respectively by Colonels N. B. Buford, Philip B. Fouke, and John A. Logan; and a company of cavalry led by Captain J. J. Doll
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
ainly indicated his expectation and desire to hasten the opening of communication with McDowell. I must do the latter the justice to say that he has all along seen the false position he was in, and has been most anxious to join McClellan, and was as much annoyed as any one when he was ordered to return to Banks's aid. The evacuation of Corinth is unintelligible to me, unless the approach of the gunboats towards Memphis and the destruction of the bridge on the Mobile and Corinth Road by Colonel Ellicott, proved to Beauregard that his communications were in danger and starvation threatened him. I see an order just published, placing all the troops east of the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad, and those at Old Point, again under McClellan's command. This is a retrograde step in the right direction, and will enable him to control our movements and those of General Dix (who goes to Fortress Monroe), and make them harmonize with his own. If McDowell can only defeat and capture Jacks
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
1865. 50,157PlanerSept. 26, 1865. 51,247WarthNov. 28, 1865. 54,670BartramMay 15, 1866. 63,117ThomasMar. 19, 1867. 81,138CarpenterAug. 18, 1868. 89,915ChesterMay 11, 1869. 93,193GillamAug. 3, 1869. 94,812ContessaSept. 14, 1869. 98,985LyonJan. 18, 1870. 99,054BouscayJan. 25, 1870. 100,796PetteeMar. 15, 1870. 108,033KompOct. 4, 1870. 110,374KompDec. 20, 1870. 117,344SpoutJuly 25, 1871. 123,167GoodrichJan. 30, 1872. 125,498StewardApr. 9, 1872. 125,986PriceApr. 23, 1872. 126,382Ellicott et al.May 7, 1872. 128,825ThomasJuly 9, 1872. 136,354AlexanderMar. 4, 1873. 136,355AlexanderMar. 4, 1873. 140,012ChaffeeJune 17, 1873. 150,059LaphamApr. 21, 1874. 152,662ManningJune 30, 1874. 154,173DavisAug. 18, 1874. 156,154GullmannOct. 20, 1874. 156,892Rickart et al.Nov. 17, 1874. 3. Corders. 12,858DickinsonMay 15, 1855. 25,255GolayAug. 30, 1859. 3. Corders (continued). No.Name.Date. 26,561BradyDec. 27, 1859. 28,776Rank inJune 19, 1860. 31,494TaylorFeb. 19, 1861. 3
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Contributions to the history of the Confederate Ordnance Department. (search)
chemist and scientist of distinction, who had for some years been professor in the University of Alabama, was selected and placed in charge of this delicate and important duty. I attribute much of the improvement in our ammunition to this happy selection. A more earnest and capable officer I cannot imagine. What a set of men we would have had after the war out of which to form an Ordnance Department, had we been successful! Rains, St. John, Mallet, Burton, Wright, White, Baldwin, Rhett, Ellicott, Andrews, Childs, DeLagnel, Hutter, and others, who would have remained in the service. Then there were some no less admirable, like LeRoy Broun, Allan, Wiley Browne, Morton, Colston, Bayne, Cuyler, E. B. Smith, &c., who would doubtless have returned to their civil avocations. Among the obvious necessities of a well-regulated service, was one large, central laboratory, where all ammunition should be made—thus securing absolute uniformity where uniformity was vital. The policy of disse
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Central laboratory. (search)
chemist and scientist of distinction, who had for some years been professor in the University of Alabama, was selected and placed in charge of this delicate and important duty. I attribute much of the improvement in our ammunition to this happy selection. A more earnest and capable officer I cannot imagine. What a set of men we would have had after the war out of which to form an Ordnance Department, had we been successful! Rains, St. John, Mallet, Burton, Wright, White, Baldwin, Rhett, Ellicott, Andrews, Childs, DeLagnel, Hutter, and others, who would have remained in the service. Then there were some no less admirable, like LeRoy Broun, Allan, Wiley Browne, Morton, Colston, Bayne, Cuyler, E. B. Smith, &c., who would doubtless have returned to their civil avocations. Among the obvious necessities of a well-regulated service, was one large, central laboratory, where all ammunition should be made—thus securing absolute uniformity where uniformity was vital. The policy of disse
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A sketch of the life of General Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States. (search)
supply and in running the ordnance department into debt for nearly half a million sterling—the very best proof of his fitness for his place and of a financial ability which supplemented the narrowness of Mr. Memminger's purse. General Gorgas had an admirable Staff of Officers, among them such men as. Major Smith Stansbury, Colonel G. W. Rains, Colonel LeRoy Broun, Colonel J. W. Mallett, T. A. Rhett, Snowden Andrews, Wright, White, Burton, De Lagnel, General St. John, Colonels Morton and Ellicott, Colonels B. G. Baldwin, William Alan, J. Wilcox Browne, E. B. Smith, Cuyler, Colston and others no less distinguished during the war than they have been in after life. These officers were in constant personal contact with their Chief, and all of them give testimony as to his great ability as an officer—his devotion to duty and his tact and kind consideration for them, and all of his subordinates. It was wonderful to witness the admiration and esteem which the workmen in the shops exhib
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Representatives. (search)
as first voted upon, and was defeated by a vote of ayes 54, noes 40. Mr. Machen's motion to insert $2,500 was the next considered, and was adopted by a vote of 36 to 38. The vote was then taken on the substitute of Mr. Gartrell, and it was rejected — ayes 38; noes 43. A message was received from the Senate, announcing that body had passed a bill to encourage the enlistment of marines, in which the concurrence of the House was asked. The substitution of the amendment of Mr. Ellicott was the only material change of the bill as it came from the Senate, and with that amendment the bill was passed by the House, and goes back to the Senate for its concurrence. Mr. Holcomes, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back the bill on the subject of military exemptions, referred to last week, and moved that the committee be excused from its further consideration. Mr. Russell, of Va., moved that the special order of the day — viz: The bill relating to the seques
The Daily Dispatch: August 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], Later from the North (search)
unmitigated failure. Out of eight hundred contrabands on the muster roll, there were some five hundred who "skedaddled, " and many of the remainder felt so uneasy under military control and discipline that they watched for opportunities to escape. On Saturday afternoon last a rumor prevailed around Hilton Head that the famous negro brigade would be disbanded that afternoon.--The rumor of the disbandment proved correct, for General Hunter had dispatched an Adjutant and several officers to Ellicott's plantation, where the brigade was in camp. On the arrival of these officers their purpose soon spread through the camp, creating the wildest joy among the "soldiers." The fragmentary remnant of the brigade soon fell into line, and were officially disbanded. They were delighted, but not more so than the white troops. The ex-soldiers rushed to and fro, and were soon busy in making preparations for their homes in Beaufort and other places. The discharged negro regiment was styled
The Daily Dispatch: July 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], List of casualties in Wickham's cavalry brigade. (search)
List of casualties in Wickham's cavalry brigade. June 11th. --In an engagement near Louisa C H — Killed Sergt J W Wilcox, 3d Va cav. Wounded: Lt Col W R Carter, privates Mason Marshall, 1st Va cav, C Gill, Price, Bebbler, Hawkins, W T Phelps, 2d Va cav; J B Boyd, C C Wimbish, J R Bracey, R C Shields W Tuggle, F L Elliott, B H Bagsdale, 3d Va cav; Sergt R C Towles, mortally, privates T P Ellicott, Jos Davis, L C Pridmore, Thos Sparrow, T H Aylor, W Snith, T Clatterbuck, J A Banbecker, W S Robertson, J L Henderson. J C Cooke, Corpis P H Leadbatter and C R Wingfield, privates W J Binford, M A Waldrop, R W Luous, R A Hart, H Helm. Va cav. Missing: John Quigley, G W Fleming, D F Waldrop, J M Ficklin, 4th Va. c. June 12th--Near Trevillian's Depot — Killed: Privates Darby, 2d Va cav. W C Moseley, Lt B J Hill, 3d Va cav; W B Abraham, 4th Va cav. Wounded, Pvtes King, Lipscomb, Sergt Harris, Pvtes Kelley, J J Conner, Capt Whitehead, Pvtes Watts and Bayton, 2d Va cav; Pvtes Dabn